Amend sec. 9, page 4, by deleting lines 5 through 25 and inserting:
“426.790 1. A person shall not [willfully and maliciously:
(a) Interfere with;
(b) Harass or intimidate;
(c) Beat; or
(d) Kill,
FLUSH
a guide dog,
hearing dog, helping dog or other]
:
(a) Without legal justification, interfere with, or allow a dog he owns, harbors or controls to interfere with, the use of a service animal by obstructing, intimidating or otherwise jeopardizing the safety of the service animal or the person using the service animal.
(b) Willfully and maliciously beat a service animal.
(c) Willfully and maliciously kill a service animal.
2. [Any] A person who violates:
(a) Paragraph (a) of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Paragraph (b) of subsection 1 is guilty of a [gross misdemeanor.] category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(c) Paragraph (c) of subsection 1 is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
[(d) Paragraph (d) of subsection 1 is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.]”.
Amend the title of the bill, fourth line, after “service animals;” by inserting:
“revising certain penalties relating to crimes against service animals;”.